The Historical Dance Society

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The Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society was founded in 1970 in memory of Mabel Dolmetsch to
promote knowledge of historical dance. The name was changed to The Historical Dance Society
in 2015.

We promote public education in and appreciation of the performance, costume and music of
European and other dances from 12th to 20th century as recorded in the literature of the period.

We produce dance instruction booklets and accompanying recorded music, based on our own
dance research. These can be purchased through our site.

We publish Historical Dance, the leading journal for
research in the subject. Most articles from previous issues are available for downloading
and book reviews appear on the web site prior to publication in the journal.

We work with several other organisations involved in early dance in the
UK and around the world. There are links on our site to several sites
providing information and resources about early dance and music.

You can follow our latest news through the updates on our
Facebook page.

Stepping On: A Conference on Stepping in Dance across the British Isles and Beyond.

Treasurer and committee vacancies

WANTED: enthusiastic person who is good with money to share in the planning and decision making for the society from November 2019 as treasurer and one of the trustess. We will arrange an orderly handover from the current treasurer. If you are interested in this. or in joining the committee in another role, please contact Peter Barnard chairman@historicaldance.org.uk for an informal discussion.